As the row ratchets up over claims of an establishment cover-up of child abuse involving the late Sir Cyril Smith, here are the original stories that ran in Private Eye 454 and in the Rochdale Alternative Press (RAP), in 1979.
From Eye 454, 11th May 1979 (click article to enlarge):
The original shocking RAP story (click each image to enlarge):
And their follow up (click to enlarge):
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Columnist not on Ozempic shock... Daily Chain Mail: This is appalling, say dissolved monks... Net migration articles halve... Marie Antoinette hosts lavish hen party in Paris... Disbelief that people in government have differing opinions... A Trump guide to the complex history of South Africa... Conspiracy update: Sesame Street off to Netflix... The George Wendt I knew... Robert Macfarlane: Is a cuppa alive?, as told to Craig Brown
A bitter fight
The war on British ale
NESO baby
Ed Miliband's favourite new agency has gone all coy
Matt gloss
Matt Hancock's gentle ride at the Covid Inquiry
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A bitter fight
The war on British ale
NESO baby
Ed Miliband's favourite new agency has gone all coy
Matt gloss
Matt Hancock's gentle ride at the Covid Inquiry
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Watery grave
How Thames Water's troubles began News, Issue 1649
How Thames Water's troubles began News, Issue 1649
Will power
Prince William's secular vision News, Issue 1648
Prince William's secular vision News, Issue 1648
Picking sides
The Sun and Mail cover Lineker's exit Street Of Shame, Issue 1650
The Sun and Mail cover Lineker's exit Street Of Shame, Issue 1650
